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PDFpen and PDFpenPro 5.4

Only a month after the last update, Smile has released new versions of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, their PDF manipulation software. Version 5.4 adds the capability to extract and edit files from PDF portfolios (collections of PDF files bundled together), fixes post-OCR selection in certain situations, and provides other minor fixes and changes. Also notable in PDFpenPro only is the significantly improved interface for creating tables of contents (what Acrobat calls bookmarks; the navigational aids that appear in Preview’s sidebar). New commands enable the creation of “child” and “aunt” entries, and keyboard shortcuts help users make
entries much more quickly. ($59.95/$99.95 new, free update, 41.2 MB)

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